Improvement in augers for flour-packers



S. TAGGART.

Augers for Flour-Packer.

No. 166,906, Patented Aug.17,l875.

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s E S s E N w W UNITED STATES PATENT Gunter SAMUEL TAGGART, OFINDIANAPOLIS, IN DIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN AUGERS FOR FLOUR-PACKERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 166,906, dated August17, 1875; application filed June 8, 1875.

1'0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL TAGGART, of Indianapolis, in the county ofMarion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Auger for Flour- Packers; and I do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, whichwill enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make anduse the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and tothe letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

The object of the present invention is to provide an auger for use inflour-packing machines, which is so constructed that it may be used forpacking various kinds of flour,

and also be capable of running to the right or left, or in reversedirections.

The invention consists in constructing a flour-packing auger of two ormore independent wings or blades, which are loosely fitted into a hub onthe auger-shaft so as to be eapable of being set at a greater or lessinclination, or at any desired angle in respect to the hub, thisconstruction and adaptation of the blades enabling the auger to be usedfor packing various kinds of flour, the blades, for example, being setat a greater angle when used for packing wheat flour than when employedfor packing flour of zinc, or other powdered substances of a greaterspecific gravity and density than wheat flour. The auger-blades, byreason of their adjustable attachment, can also be inclined or set at anangle to the right and left so as to run in reverse directions, which isa very desirable feature in flour packing angers. The augerblades areheld in their adjusted positions by means of set-screws, or othersuitable fastening devices.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view ofan auger e'mbracing my invention Fig. 2, a side elevation, and Fig. 3 avertical longitudinal section.

In the drawings, letter A denotes the shaft of a flour-packing auger,which is revolved by any suitable mechanism, and carries at its lowerend a hub, B. Into said hub are set independent or sectional packing-blades 0, two or more in number, which are made with round shanks a,entering into and capable of being turned in the hub.

The blades, which, in the present instance,

are in the form of segments of a circular disk,

are made flat or plane, but their surface may also be made spiral, inwhich case two sets of blades will be required-one right hand and oneleft hand.

The blades are capable of being set at any desired angle of inclinationin respect to the hub of the auger-shaft, a greater angle or degree ofinclination being required in an auger used for packing wheat, orsimilar flour, than in one employed for packing flour of zinc used inpaint.

The blades, when set to the proper angle, either to the right or left,are held stationary or prevented from turning by means of setscrew bpassing vertically down through the auger-hub, and bearing against theshanks of the blades. Other suitable fastening devices may, of course,be resorted to, if deemed preferable.

The auger-blades are so fitted into their hub, that they can be inclinedin opposite directions, thus adapting a single auger to run in reversedirections.

The auger-blades, by reason of their sectional or independentconstruction, can be cheaply manufactured and easily applied to the hub,from which they can also be readily detached when broken.

Steel, which is susceptible of a high degree of polish, can also be usedin the manufacture of the auger-blades, by making the same sectional.

A fiour-packing-auger constructed according to my invention is mostdesirable in use and effective in operation, and it will be obvious thatit possesses decided advantanges over the ordinary packing-angers havingfixed blades, which cannot be adjusted to pack different materials, andwhich, when broken, cannot be replaced.

I claim- 1. A flour-packing auger, having sectional or independentblades, capable of being set at any desired angle or degree ofinclination, 1 In testimony that I claim the foregoing as substantiallyas herein sh'own, for the .purmy own I have affixed my signature inprespose set forth. I ence of two Witnesses.

2. The combination of the sectional adjust- SAML. TAGGART. able blades0, having shanks a, with the hub Witnesses: B, shaft A, andfastening-screws b, as and for v WM. G. LOOKWOOD,

the purpose set forth.

Mosns G. MCLAIN.

